diff --git a/docs/source/about/changelog.rst b/docs/source/about/changelog.rst
index b2297c20c..48a229eee 100644
--- a/docs/source/about/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/source/about/changelog.rst
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Unreleased
 
 **Added**
 
-- :pull:`1165` - Allow concurrent renders of discrete component tree - enable this
+- :pull:`1165` - Allow asynchronously rendering discrete component tree - enable this
   experimental feature by setting `REACTPY_ASYNC_RENDERING=true`. This should improve
   the overall responsiveness of your app, particularly when handling larger renders
   that would otherwise block faster renders from being processed.
diff --git a/src/py/reactpy/reactpy/config.py b/src/py/reactpy/reactpy/config.py
index 8ea6aed03..d08cdc218 100644
--- a/src/py/reactpy/reactpy/config.py
+++ b/src/py/reactpy/reactpy/config.py
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ def boolean(value: str | bool | int) -> bool:
 """A default timeout for testing utilities in ReactPy"""
 
 REACTPY_ASYNC_RENDERING = Option(
-    "REACTPY_CONCURRENT_RENDERING",
+    "REACTPY_ASYNC_RENDERING",
     default=False,
     mutable=True,
     validator=boolean,
 )
-"""Whether to render components concurrently. This is currently an experimental feature."""
+"""Whether to render components asynchronously. This is currently an experimental feature."""
diff --git a/src/py/reactpy/reactpy/core/layout.py b/src/py/reactpy/reactpy/core/layout.py
index 70bdbbbff..5cb1409d7 100644
--- a/src/py/reactpy/reactpy/core/layout.py
+++ b/src/py/reactpy/reactpy/core/layout.py
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ async def deliver(self, event: LayoutEventMessage) -> None:
 
     async def render(self) -> LayoutUpdateMessage:
         if REACTPY_ASYNC_RENDERING.current:
-            return await self._concurrent_render()
+            return await self._parallel_render()
         else:  # nocov
             return await self._serial_render()
 
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ async def _serial_render(self) -> LayoutUpdateMessage:  # nocov
             else:
                 return await self._create_layout_update(model_state)
 
-    async def _concurrent_render(self) -> LayoutUpdateMessage:
-        """Await the next available render. This will block until a component is updated"""
+    async def _parallel_render(self) -> LayoutUpdateMessage:
+        """Await the next available render within an asyncio task group."""
         await self._render_tasks_ready.acquire()
         done, _ = await wait(self._render_tasks, return_when=FIRST_COMPLETED)
         update_task: Task[LayoutUpdateMessage] = done.pop()
diff --git a/src/py/reactpy/tests/test_core/test_layout.py b/src/py/reactpy/tests/test_core/test_layout.py
index cfb544758..f93ffeb3d 100644
--- a/src/py/reactpy/tests/test_core/test_layout.py
+++ b/src/py/reactpy/tests/test_core/test_layout.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True, params=[True, False])
-def concurrent_rendering(request):
+def async_rendering(request):
     with patch.object(REACTPY_ASYNC_RENDERING, "current", request.param):
         yield request.param
 
@@ -1252,9 +1252,9 @@ def App():
         assert c["attributes"]["color"] == "blue"
 
 
-async def test_concurrent_renders(concurrent_rendering):
-    if not concurrent_rendering:
-        raise pytest.skip("Concurrent rendering not enabled")
+async def test_async_renders(async_rendering):
+    if not async_rendering:
+        raise pytest.skip("Async rendering not enabled")
 
     child_1_hook = HookCatcher()
     child_2_hook = HookCatcher()